LeBron couldve been the first NBA Billionaire if he went to the New Jersey Nets. BUT HE DIDNT, SOOO Kobe Bryant is the most paid. He signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for 30$ million for 3 years
1) Kevin Garnett (Boston) $24,751,934
2)tie Jason Kidd (Dallas) $21,372,000
2)tie Jermaine O'Neal (Miami) $21,372,000
4) Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) $21,262,500
5) Shaquille O'Neal (Phoenix) $21,000,000
6)tie Allen Iverson (Detroit) $20,840,625
6)tie. Stephon Marbury (Boston) $20,840,625
8) Tim Duncan (San Antonio) $20,598,704
9) Tracy McGrady (Houston) $20,370,437
10) Ray Allen (Boston) $18,388,430
11) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) $18,077,904
12) Paul Pierce (Boston) $18,077,903
13) Shawn Marion (Toronto) $17,810,000
14) Rashard Lewis (Orlando) $16,447,871
15) Michael Redd (Milwaukee) $15,780,000
16)tie Pau Gasol (LA Lakers) $15,106,000
16)tie. Andrei Kirilenko (Utah) $15,106,000
18)tie. Amare Stoudemire (Pho.) $15,070,550
18)tie Yao Ming (Houston) $15,070,550
20) Mike Bibby (Atlanta) $14,983,603
$5.15M on average.
Yes, NBA players get paid to play basketball.
NBA players play for one of the 30 NBA teams. They participate in basketball games and get paid for playing in them.
They dont actually.
Not as much as NBA players
It depends on how good you are at the sport
You dont say?
Yes
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They get paid from the companies who sponsor the slam dunk competition like for example: Sprite gives money to the NBA for putting their name up on signs then the NBA gives the players a percent.
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